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Two roadside workers die after vehicle strikes parked car on I-35 in Love County
Two people were killed Oct. 23 while working on a trailer along southbound I-35 in Love County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. One victim was identified as 37-year-old John Gravelle; authorities have not released the other person’s name.
Two people died after a vehicle struck a car stopped on the outside shoulder of southbound Interstate 35 in Love County while workers were repairing a trailer, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said.
Troopers were called to the crash shortly before 8 p.m. Oct. 23. Investigators said the workers were performing maintenance when a driver from Nebraska hit the stopped vehicle.
One of the people killed was identified as John Gravelle, 37. Authorities had not released the name of the second victim as of Monday, Oct. 26.
The patrol did not provide further information about the driver or say whether charges were being considered.